I like that list!
A mental midget standing on a midget standing on a midget....
Bernard Vatant wrote:
>
> If I may step in briefly ...
>
> The first important one is the one who discovers there is a question
> The second is the first one to understand what the question is, and to
> set
> it clearly
> The third one says a solution is possible and shows some right way
> towards
> it
> The fourth one proposes a credible, but incorrect solution
> The fifth one proposes a correct, but convoluted and unreadable
> solution
> The sixth one proposes a correct, readable, but still heavy solution
> The seventh one makes it so simple that it stays in the books and
> makes all
> the above forgotten
> (a midget on giant's shoulders, said Newton ...)
>
> If all of them were kept in the books, science would be less arrogant
> maybe
> :)
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